Narrative:

Departed the gate with 1 engine running; APU inoperative. During pushout lost rudder travel system #2 and pitch feel #2 system. Looked up MEL; both were flight crew placarded. Talked with maintenance. Advised them to advise dispatch. After takeoff approximately 400 ft AGL system #1 rudder travel faulted. We tried cycling both system #1 and #2 rudder travel switches neither system reset. Leveled at 6000 ft told departure we were declaring emergency for the overweight landing and returning to ZZZ. No further assistance needed; landing approximately 312400 pounds with a descent rate approximately 200 FPM. A normal landing was made. Landed approximately 3750 pounds overweight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CREW DEPARTS WITH RUDDER TRAVEL SYSTEM #2 ON MEL AND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF #1 SYSTEM FAULTS AND CANNOT BE RESET. FLT CREW RETURNS FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING.

Narrative: DEPARTED THE GATE WITH 1 ENG RUNNING; APU INOP. DURING PUSHOUT LOST RUDDER TRAVEL SYS #2 AND PITCH FEEL #2 SYS. LOOKED UP MEL; BOTH WERE FLT CREW PLACARDED. TALKED WITH MAINT. ADVISED THEM TO ADVISE DISPATCH. AFTER TKOF APPROX 400 FT AGL SYS #1 RUDDER TRAVEL FAULTED. WE TRIED CYCLING BOTH SYS #1 AND #2 RUDDER TRAVEL SWITCHES NEITHER SYS RESET. LEVELED AT 6000 FT TOLD DEP WE WERE DECLARING EMER FOR THE OVERWT LNDG AND RETURNING TO ZZZ. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE NEEDED; LNDG APPROX 312400 LBS WITH A DSCNT RATE APPROX 200 FPM. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. LANDED APPROX 3750 LBS OVERWT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.